The Resource Schadenfreude : the joy of another's misfortune, Tiffany Watt Smith
Schadenfreude : the joy of another's misfortune, Tiffany Watt Smith
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- Summary
- 'Nothing makes the world gleam like bad people getting the fate they deserve. For one glorious moment, the stars align, the universe delivers, and the commuter who barged past us all down the station stairs misses the train' Schadenfreude - enjoying the pain and failures of others - is an all-too-familiar feeling. It has perplexed philosophers and psychologists for centuries but, in a time of polarised politics, twitter trolls and 'sidebars of shame', has never been more relevant. Recent studies have shown that we smile more at a rival's loss than at our own success. No wonder we're said to be living in the 'Age of Schadenfreude'. But why can it be so much fun to witness another's distress? And what, if anything, should we do about it? In Schadenfreude, historian of emotions Tiffany Watt Smith offers expert insight and advice. Ranging across thinkers from Nietzsche to Homer Simpson, investigating the latest scientific research, and collecting some outrageous confessions on the way - she reveals how everyone, babies, nuns, your most trusted friends, are enjoying your misfortunes. But rather than an emotional glitch, she argues, Schadenfreude can reveal profound truths about our relationships with others and our sense of who we are. Frank, warm and laugh-out-loud funny, Schadenfreude makes the case for thinking afresh about this much-maligned emotion - and perhaps, even, embracing it
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Schadenfreude : the joy of another's misfortune
- Title
- Schadenfreude
- Title remainder
- the joy of another's misfortune
- Statement of responsibility
- Tiffany Watt Smith
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 'Nothing makes the world gleam like bad people getting the fate they deserve. For one glorious moment, the stars align, the universe delivers, and the commuter who barged past us all down the station stairs misses the train' Schadenfreude - enjoying the pain and failures of others - is an all-too-familiar feeling. It has perplexed philosophers and psychologists for centuries but, in a time of polarised politics, twitter trolls and 'sidebars of shame', has never been more relevant. Recent studies have shown that we smile more at a rival's loss than at our own success. No wonder we're said to be living in the 'Age of Schadenfreude'. But why can it be so much fun to witness another's distress? And what, if anything, should we do about it? In Schadenfreude, historian of emotions Tiffany Watt Smith offers expert insight and advice. Ranging across thinkers from Nietzsche to Homer Simpson, investigating the latest scientific research, and collecting some outrageous confessions on the way - she reveals how everyone, babies, nuns, your most trusted friends, are enjoying your misfortunes. But rather than an emotional glitch, she argues, Schadenfreude can reveal profound truths about our relationships with others and our sense of who we are. Frank, warm and laugh-out-loud funny, Schadenfreude makes the case for thinking afresh about this much-maligned emotion - and perhaps, even, embracing it
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- Watt Smith, Tiffany
- Dewey number
- 152.48
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Envy
- Pleasure
- Humiliation
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Schadenfreude : the joy of another's misfortune, Tiffany Watt Smith
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-146) and index
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- Control code
- 22764436
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- 148 pages
- Isbn
- 9781781259085
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- be2018040131
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
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- Label
- Schadenfreude : the joy of another's misfortune, Tiffany Watt Smith
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-146) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- 22764436
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- 148 pages
- Isbn
- 9781781259085
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- be2018040131
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
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